Brandon T. Gray

Brandon Terrence Gray (14 April 1980-) is a United States soldier who was decorated with the Medal of Honor for his services during the Iraq War in 2006.

Biography
Brandon Terrence Gray was born on 14 April 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Gray joined the US Marine Corps after attending college, and he was deployed to Iraq in 2004. He served in a battalion of marines that was sent to execute various tasks in the north of Iraq, especially in Iraqi Kurdistan, and he was already blooded a few times before Operation Wartime in March 2006. Gray was a Corporal by the time of the operation, and his commanding officer was killed in action while attempting to assault Kurdistan Islamic Group positons at a house in the town of Sinjar after advancing up a dirt road. Gray was given command of his officer's squad, and he led them in battle with the insurgents; when his carbine ran out of bullets, he switched to using a captured AK-74u assault rifle and fought on. After the battle's end, he was given the Medal of Honor for his bravery.